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John Tyler football coach moving to Carter
ACU Hall of Famer takes over at tradition-rich program
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Dallas Morning-News story
- By RACHEL COHEN
- The Dallas Morning News
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- DALLAS -- Allen Wilson, who has coached two teams to state championships,
will be the next head football coach and athletic director at Carter, the
Dallas ISD announced Thursday.
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- Wilson was a defensive back on Abilene Christian's 1973 football team
which won the NAIA Division I national championship and Lone Star Conference
title. Wilson competed in football, track and field, and basketball for
Midland Lee before graduating in 1970.
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- At ACU, he earned three varsity letters in football, intercepted five
passes in his career and led the Wildcats in punt returns. He was captain
of the 1973 team as a senior and served as graduate assistant coach in
1974 before his graduation in 1975.
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- Wilson, 50, leaves Tyler John Tyler after 11 seasons, including an
undefeated Class 5A state championship run in 1994. Wilson also led Paris
to a 4A title in 1988.
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- "As an outsider looking at Carter for the many years I've been
coaching, I always admired the type of players they put on the field,"
Wilson said. "I knew I'd like to coach there one day, and the opportunity
presented itself."
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- Wilson replaces Marvin Sedberry, who led Carter for one season before
returning to Greenville, where he coached the previous nine years.
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- Carter lost a well-respected coach in Sedberry but gains another one
in Wilson, who is 162-64-4 in 19 seasons as a head coach. He led John Tyler
to a state runner-up finish in 2000.
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- "You can talk about it, but if you've never been [a state champion],
it's still just a dream," Wilson said. "When you've won two,
you know the road map. And I think the kids are a little more willing
to jump on board and follow the lead."
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- Carter went 8-3 last season, losing, 35-16, to eventual state champion
Lufkin in the first round of the playoffs. Carter has not won a playoff
game since 1995.
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- Wilson will be Carter's fourth coach in four years and the fifth since
Freddie James retired after the 1995 season.
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- Bruce Chambers left for an assistant coaching job at Texas after two
seasons. Linus Walton coached two seasons before being removed after he
was convicted of stealing money from the school. Carter had an interim
coach in 2000.
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